Description: Through dramatic personal stories, Claude Steele shares the experiments and studies that show, again and again, that exposing subjects to stereotypes-merely reminding a group of female math majors about to take a math test, for example, that women are considered naturally inferior to men at math-impairs their performance in the area affected by the stereotype. Steele's conclusions shed new light on a host of American social phenomena, from the racial and gender gaps in standardized test scores to the belief in the superior athletic prowess of black men. Steele explicates the dilemmas that arise in every American's life around issues of identity, from the white student whose grades drop steadily in his African American Studies class to the female engineering students deciding whether or not to attend predominantly male professional conferences. Whistling Vivaldi offers insight into how we form our senses of identity and ultimately lays out a plan for mitigating the negative effects of "stereotype threat" and reshaping American identities.
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EAN: 9780393062496
UPC: 9780393062496
ISBN: 9780393062496
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Book Title: Whistling Vivaldi: And Other Clues to How Stereoty
Item Length: 21.3 cm
Number of Pages: 258 Pages
Publication Name: Whistling Vivaldi: and Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect Us
Language: English
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Item Height: 218 mm
Publication Year: 2010
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 466 g
Subject Area: Social Psychology
Author: Claude M. Steele
Item Width: 150 mm
Series: Issues of Our Time
Format: Hardcover
